List of mayors of Mantua

The Mayor of Mantua is an elected politician who, along with the Mantua's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Mantua in Lombardy, Italy. The current Mayor is Mattia Palazzi, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 15 June 2015.[1][2]

Mayor of Mantua
Sindaco di Mantova
Incumbent
Mattia Palazzi (Democratic Party)
since 15 June 2015
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1865
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Mantua is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Mantua, who also elects the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.

Since 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Mantua's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 the voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Mantua was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giuseppe Rea 1946 1955 Italian Communist Party
2 Pietro Denicolai 1955 1956 Italian Communist Party
3 Eugenio Dugoni 1956 1960 Italian Socialist Party
4 Luigi Grigato 1960 1973 Italian Socialist Party
5 Gianni Usvardi 1973 1985 Italian Socialist Party
6 Vladimiro Bertazzoni 1985 1990 Italian Socialist Party
7 Sergio Genovesi 1990 1993 Italian Socialist Party
8 Claudia Corradini 1993 1995 Italian Republican Party

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Mantua is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
9 Chiara Pinfari 8 May 1995 15 September 1995 Italian People's Party
10 Gianfranco Burchiellaro 24 June 1996 30 April 2000 Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
30 April 2000 19 April 2005
11 Fiorenza Brioni 19 April 2005 13 April 2010 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
12 Nicola Sodano 13 April 2010 15 June 2015 The People of Freedom
Forza Italia
13 Mattia Palazzi 15 June 2015 23 September 2020 Democratic Party
23 September 2020 Incumbent

Timeline

References
  1. "Mattia Palazzi". Ministry of the Interior of Italy. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. "Palazzi è il nuovo sindaco di Mantova". Gazzetta di Mantova (in Italian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

Bibliography
  • Morandi, Matteo (2010). Il consiglio comunale di Mantova. Materiali per una storia politica locale 1914-2010. Milano: FrancoAngeli.
  • D'Arco, Carlo (1873). Studi intorno al municipio di Mantova dall'origine di questa fino all'anno 1863 ai quali fanno seguito documenti inediti o rari. Guastalla.
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